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- ↑ Aretakis, Leonidas (29 September 2017). "Jayne Svenungsson blir ny ledamot i Svenska Akademien". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ↑ Fahl, Hanna (7 November 2018). "Jayne Svenungsson lämnar Svenska Akademien". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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- ↑ "Karin Gierows pris" (Press release) (in Swedish). Swedish Academy. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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